Six Flags Great America (Gurnee, Illinois)

USA / Illinois / Gurnee / Gurnee, Illinois / Great America Parkway, 1
 amusement park, Six Flags, tourist attraction
1 Great America Parkway
Gurnee, IL 60031
(847) 249-1776
www.sixflags.com/greatamerica

Six Flags Great America is the Chicago metropolitan area's Six Flags theme park located in Gurnee, Illinois. It first opened in 1976 as Marriott's Great America. Six Flags purchased the park from the Marriott Corporation in 1984 making it the seventh park in the chain. Today, the park boasts eight themed sections, a 13-acre water park, three specially themed children's areas, and various other forms of entertainment. The 2012 season opened on May 5, 2012.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Flags_Great_America
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Coordinates:   42°22'9"N   87°56'3"W

Comments

  • Still a great place
  • Song used for da park is "We Like to Party" by Vengaboys.
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